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Dogsbody is an English word with synonyms like menial or servant. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dogsbody in a sentence

Dogsbody meaning

  1. A person who does menial work, a servant.
  2. Alternative form of dog's body (“pease pudding”)

Synonyms of Dogsbody

menial servant retainer

Related words

Other words often associated with Dogsbody or its synonyms:

worker consideration handmaiden humble subsidiarity unskilled handmaid fee lowly

Using Dogsbody

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who does menial work, a servant. | Alternative form of dog's body (“pease pudding”)
  • Useful related words include: menial, servant, retainer.
  • In the example corpus, dogsbody often appears in combinations such as: the dogsbody.

Context around Dogsbody

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

general 1×

Often after:

jobs 1×

Sentence patterns with Dogsbody

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and general dogsbody 1× as the dogsbody of the 1× as the dogsbody to his 1× of a dogsbody 1× them for dogsbody jobs such 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

davis adored rutherford 1× each generation acts 1× loopholes allow unscrupulous 1× the ula chip 1×

Common sentence endings:

and general dogsbody 1× and integrated circuits 1× his respective blackadder 1× of a dogsbody 1× without training them 1×

Words around Dogsbody

Just before it in the word index:

dogs 4.692 dogri 12 dogras 4 dogra 38 dogpound 5 dogpool 3

Just after it in the word index:

dogshit 2 dogsled 8 dogsledding 3 dogstar 2 dogster 3 dogsthorpe 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Dogsbody

  • In this selection, "dogsbody" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, general and jobs stand out and add context to how "dogsbody" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and general dogsbody and as the dogsbody of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dogsbody" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dogsbody

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Each generation acts as the dogsbody to his respective Blackadder. (10 words)

Loopholes allow unscrupulous employers to hire them for dogsbody jobs, such as making tea, or go months without training them. (20 words)

She’s a working woman, but it’s a job rather than a career, and she’s a bit of a dogsbody”. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Davis adored Rutherford, with one friend noting: "For him she was not only a great talent but, above all, a beauty." citation The ex-serviceman and actor rarely left his wife's side, serving Rutherford as private secretary, gofer and general dogsbody. (42 words)

The ULA chip, described by the ZX81 manual as the "dogsbody" of the system, has a number of key functions that competing computers shared between multiple chips and integrated circuits. (30 words)

She’s a working woman, but it’s a job rather than a career, and she’s a bit of a dogsbody”. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

Loopholes allow unscrupulous employers to hire them for dogsbody jobs, such as making tea, or go months without training them.

She’s a working woman, but it’s a job rather than a career, and she’s a bit of a dogsbody”.

Davis adored Rutherford, with one friend noting: "For him she was not only a great talent but, above all, a beauty." citation The ex-serviceman and actor rarely left his wife's side, serving Rutherford as private secretary, gofer and general dogsbody.

Each generation acts as the dogsbody to his respective Blackadder.

The ULA chip, described by the ZX81 manual as the "dogsbody" of the system, has a number of key functions that competing computers shared between multiple chips and integrated circuits.

Common combinations with dogsbody

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dogsbody" in a sentence?
An example: "Loopholes allow unscrupulous employers to hire them for dogsbody jobs, such as making tea, or go months without training them." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "dogsbody" from authentic English texts.
What does "dogsbody" mean?
Dogsbody means: A person who does menial work, a servant.
What are synonyms of "dogsbody"?
Common synonyms of "dogsbody" include: menial, servant, retainer.
How many example sentences with "dogsbody" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "dogsbody", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.